Necktie.



UNITED srar nsprg nnr OFFICE.

JOHN HINKLE BR-ACKEN, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

NECKTIE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN HINKLE BRACKEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Neckties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to neckwear of that character consisting of a neckband terminating in ends and adapted to be tied as or like a four-in-hand, my special improvement, however, relating to that class of neckwear provided with what are ordinarily referred to as flowing ends as distinguished from the regulation four-in-hand tie having narrow ends, and my object is to produce a tie having one wide flowing end having one of its faces presenting two surfaces of contrasting appearance to simulate in effect a slit skirt.

A further object is to produce a reversible tie having a wide flowing end faced for the greater part of its area with a material of contrasting appearance to that of the fabric of which the end itself is made said end being folded longitudinally at the side provided with the said facing so that the fabric of which the end is made shall partly overlap said facing and offer a contrast in appearance thereto, the free edge of the overlapping portion converging upwardly with respect to the free edge of the overlapped portion and coinciding with or merging into one side margin of said end at the point where the two free edges intersect.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novel and peculiar features of construction and organization as hereinafter described and claimed; and in order that it may be fully understood reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1, is a perspective view of neckwear tied so as to form a slit skirt tie. Fig. 2, is an enlarged cross section to illustrate more clearly the novel feature of construction of the tie.

In the said drawing, 1 indicates a necktie of the four-in-hand type, and 2 is a wide flowing end for the tie, the said end preferably being made of substantially triangular form and provided at What would Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 16, 1914.

Patented June 16, 1914.

Serial No. 824,970.

I ordinarily be its inner side, with a facing 3, which contrasts clearly with the material of which the end is made,-preferably the facing will be of brightly colored material in order to sharpen or make more striking the contrast between it and the material of the tie. In order that this end may present a slit skirt efiect, it is folded longitudinally at 4, so as to produce what may be termed the overhang section 5, which overhang section covers a substantial portion of the facing and converges upwardly at its free edge 6 with respect to the free edge 7 of the facing, and intersects the latter as at 8, at a point some distance below the knot 9, produced in securing the tie in position it being understood that from point 8 upwardly the two free longitudinal edges of the end are stitched together.

The tie as described may be reversed in position so that the facing shall be entirely hidden and the tie appear as an ordinary tie of the type indicated. When arranged as shown in the drawing, the end as hereinbefore stated, simulates a slit skirt especially when the overhung portion 5 is left free to open out from the other portion as is the preferred construction and in this connection it is desirable to state that it is possible to produce this slit skirt effect in the end of a tie by providing one side of said end with a substantially invertedV facing which will occupy the same relative position as the exposed portion of the facing 3 in Fig. 1, it being understood that this effect can be obtained in the manner explained without folding the end of the tie to produce an overhanging portion.

From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced a tie possessing the features of advantage enumerated as desirable and I wish it to be understood that I reserve the right to make all changes falling within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim;

1. A tie of the four-in-hand type having one of its ends folded longitudinally to produce an overhanging portion and an overhung portion the former being narrower than the overhung portion of the end, the overhanging and overhung portions presenting a material difierence in appearto that of the material or fabric of the end ance. 1 itself. 10

2. A tie of the four-in-hand type having n testimony whereof, I afiix my signaone end folded longitudinally to produce 1 ture, in the presence of two witnesses. an overhung and overhanging part, the lat- 1 JOHN HINKLE BRACKEN. ter narrower than the former the adjacent Vitnesses: or inner sides of said parts having attached H. C. RODGERS, thereto a facing of contrasting appearance G. Y. THORPE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). 0. 

